Everything I see about the mRNA vaccines makes me conclude they should be avoided. What about the vaccines that aren’t? I’ve read a little about Johnson & Johnson and the next two in the pipeline AstraZeneca and Novavax. For example I heard the EU recommends people of child bearing age not take the mRNA vaccines, but should take the AstraZeneca one instead. Curious what other people’s research is on these other vaccines.
Maybe it will be moot soon, I read the article by the Johns Hopkins Doctor who says the Pandemic will be over in the U.S. in April.
I read the J&J vax was created using pretty much the same protocols as a flu vax (words to that effect IIRC), but who knows. If someone wanted this one, what's to stop them from giving you one of the others and how would you know if they did or didn't? This doesn't affect me as I won't be getting any vax, but if I thought I wanted the J&J one I'd be seriously concerned about whether or not that's what I'd actually be given.
husband and i have been all the way NO, as healthcare workers, but were intrigued by the J&J because it was not Rna, but as poster stated above it eventually becomes RNA and fuck all of it, we'll take our chances. Both he and i have had direct exposure at work a few times, however neither has seemed to "catch" it, as supposedly contagious as it is. Not sure if we were of the asymptomatic crowd and already had it, or we are just extremely good(lucky) at hand hygeine and masking when all up in the grill of a covid pt. I forge my flu shot every year, have no issue doing it for covid if it becomes mandatory.